DevOps Trends and Predictions for 2019: Insights from XebiaLabs, G20Group, and Veritis

The article aggregates predictions about DevOps for 2019 from three sources—XebiaLabs, G20Group, and Veritis—totaling 22 distinct forecasts that reflect how the practice is evolving under the influence of new technologies.

1. Continuous Integration as a Core Pipeline Activity (XebiaLabs)

Organizations aiming to increase the time developers spend on feature work will prioritize CI, monitoring pipeline data and activities so all stakeholders can see the latest status and reduce time spent on non‑value tasks.

2. Widespread Use of Value‑Stream Mapping

Companies will adopt value‑stream mapping to align software delivery with business value, cutting waste in pipelines and fostering stronger cross‑functional collaboration.

3. Real‑Time Mining of Delivery‑Pipeline Data

Pressure to continuously generate business value will drive organizations to analyze pipeline‑generated data in real time, enabling predictive insights that improve quality, security, and time‑to‑market.

4. Cultivating a Shared‑Responsibility Culture

DevOps will emphasize people and processes, encouraging teams to jointly own quality and efficiency, share successes, and communicate outcomes across the organization.

5. Self‑Service Deployment Becomes Mainstream

Automation will become standard, and security and compliance will be embedded into self‑service deployment practices.

6. Building a DevOps Capability Measurement Suite

Leaders will demand ROI evidence, creating composite metrics that assess speed, stability, and overall DevOps intelligence at a program level.

7. DevSecOps Integrated into the DevOps Flow

Security will be “left‑shifted” and treated as code, with DevSecOps becoming a natural extension of the DevOps pipeline where every participant shares security responsibility.

G20Group – Five Predictions

AI‑accelerated DevOps will be applied for predictive CI/CD optimization, fostering closer collaboration between developers and data scientists.

Containerization will mature, driven by multi‑cloud and large‑scale deployments; Kubernetes adoption will continue to rise.

Functions‑as‑a‑Service (FaaS) will emerge as a prominent serverless model alongside containers.

DevSecOps will gain prominence, embedding security and compliance directly into the DevOps workflow.

Automation will remain critical for improving response speed, resilience, and faster time‑to‑market despite ecosystem complexity.

Veritis – Ten Predictions (summary)

Veritis outlines ten forecasts covering AI‑driven pipelines, expanded container usage, serverless functions, heightened DevSecOps focus, continued automation, and other trends that together shape the future of DevOps in 2019.